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Land management practices for combating desertification cause species replacement of desert lizards.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Hawlena, D. & Bouskila, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Patch structural complexity affects local species richness and population densities. Anthropogenic disturbance may alter complexity and heterogeneity,...

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Wild foods from forests: quantities collected across Zambia.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Steel, E. A. & Bwembelo, L. & Mulani, A. & Siamutondo, A. L. M. & Banda, P. & Gumbo, D. & Moombe, K. & Ickowitz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Forests provide an immense range of benefits to people, many of which are not prioritized by forest policy because they are difficult to quantify. Wil...

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Knowledge of returning wildlife species and willingness to participate in citizen science projects among wildlife park visitors in Germany.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Ostermann-Miyashita, E. F. & König, H. J. & Pernat, N. & Bellingrath-Kimura, S. D. & Hibler, S. & Kiffner, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Successful conservation efforts have led to recent increases of large mammals such as European bison Bison bonasus, moose Alces alces and grey wolf Ca...

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Evaluating spatially explicit sharing-sparing scenarios for multiple environmental outcomes.

Published online: 06 Mar 2021

Authors: Finch, T. & Day, B. H. & Massimino, D. & Redhead, J. W. & Field, R. H. & Balmford, A. & Green, R. E. & Peach, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how to allocate land for the sustainable delivery of multiple, competing objectives is a major societal challenge. The land sharing-spar...

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Seed and seedling traits have strong impacts on establishment of a perennial bunchgrass in invaded semi-arid systems.

Published online: 28 Aug 2020

Authors: Leger, E. A. & Daniel Z. Atwater & James, J. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many restoration projects use seeds to found new populations, and understanding phenotypic traits associated with seedling establishment in disturbed ...

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Interaction between extreme weather events and mega-dams increases tree mortality and alters functional status of Amazonian forests.

Published online: 22 Jul 2020

Authors: Moser, P. & Simon, M. F. & Medeiros, M. B. de & Gontijo, A. B. & Costa, F. R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Forest responses to changes in drought frequency is a critical matter for the future of Amazon forests under climate change, but equally important is ...

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A study of the ecology of Acacia metllifera, A. seyal and Balanites aegyptiaca in relation to land-clearing.

Published online: 05 Mar 1967

Authors: Adams, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two different vegetation communities, Acacia mellifera bushland and associated grassland in a drier, more northerly zone, and A. seyall Balanites aegy...

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Changes in participant behaviour and attitudes are associated with knowledge and skills gained by using a turtle conservation citizen science app.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Santori, C. & Keith, R. J. & Whittington, C. M. & Thompson, M. B. & Dyke, J. U. van & Spencer, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen science has become a popular way to collect biodiversity data and engage the wider public in scientific research. It has the potential to impr...

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Public willingness to engage in backyard conservation in New Zealand: exploring motivations and barriers for participation.

Published online: 25 Oct 2021

Authors: Woolley, C. K. & Hartley, S. & Nelson, N. J. & Shanahan, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Citizen science and participatory conservation offer benefits to urban wildlife and help foster human-nature relationships in cities. To optimize cons...

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Tracking the cultural niches of North American birds through time.

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Schuetz, J. G. & Johnston, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Conservation efforts are constrained by our poor grasp of changing relationships between humans and other species. We used internet query data describ...

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